Dr. Peter Thorne
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He held up his wrist.
I would never choose to live the way I used to over the way I do now.
But people don't listen to you because they want to.
They do it because they have to.
People do anything I say, like leaving me alone, he added pointedly.
Benjamin opened his mouth to respond, but the machine dinged before he could say anything.
Thorne thrust open the output door and powered on the laptop.
It worked.
He navigated to his most recent research report.
Not only was it there, but it was better.
Way better.
The report came to conclusions that he never even dreamed of.
The connections that he'd been struggling with had been put together for him.
He held the laptop on his knee and typed a simple sentence.
As soon as he added the period, the words were transformed into a paragraph full of genius insights and beautiful language.
Thorne couldn't help it.
He laughed.
I'm assuming it worked, Benjamin said, his voice flat.
Better than I could have imagined, Thorne replied with a smile.